Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman

This classic paperback is available once againand exclusivelyfrom Harvard University Press. This book is the story of the life of Nisa, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunter-gatherers from southern Africas Kalahari desert. Told in her own wordsearthy, emotional, vividto Marjorie Shostak, a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded, with Nisas collaboration, in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman.